CVE-2013-4965
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts...
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-4965- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-4965- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4809 No score
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4809- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p9x-4g9j-2649 No score
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts...
Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.
- Record
GHSA-8p9x-4g9j-2649- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4965 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Puppet Enterprise, published October 25, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.